November 22, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

CPI up 3.5 percent from October 2010 to October 2011

12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, October 2010–October 2011
Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Oct 2010	1.2	0.6
Nov 2010	1.1	0.8
Dec 2010	1.5	0.8
Jan 2011	1.6	1.0
Feb 2011	2.1	1.1
Mar 2011	2.7	1.2
Apr 2011	3.2	1.3
May 2011	3.6	1.5
Jun 2011	3.6	1.6
Jul 2011	3.6	1.8
Aug 2011	3.8	2.0
Sep 2011	3.9	2.0
Oct 2011	3.5	2.1

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